Now Civil War's directors Anthony and Joe Russo are hinting that Steve Rogers also left his Captain America persona behind entirely when he broke ranks with Iron Man.

"I think him dropping that shield [at the end of the film] is him letting go of that identity," Joe told The Huffington Post. "[It's] him admitting that, certainly, the identity of Captain America was in conflict with the very personal choice that he was making."

That explanation does fit with Steve Rogers not wearing the traditional Cap costume while busting his fellow Avengers out of a government jail at the end of Civil War.

Let's just hope all of this free agent business doesn't end up with Cap joining HYDRA - like in the comics.

Since Steve is supposed to help Iron Man, Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy defend the universe in Avengers: Infinity War, we're not yet giving up hope of seeing him lift the Cap shield again before too long.